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The APEC 2014 Finance Ministers’ Meeting took place in Beijing, China, on October 21 and 22, bringing together Finance Ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). At the Beijing meeting, noting the need to get out of the current low-growth trend, the AP...

The Saemaul Undong, Korea’s national set of policies for rural development during the 1970s, is now being considered as a model to solve the issues of poverty and development across the world. About 450 people from 40 countries, including government representatives and leaders of...

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jongdeok met with a series of dignitaries from the Italian culture and arts sectors during his official visit to the country, in Rome on October 16. During talks with Minister of Italy’s Heritage, Cultural Activity and Tourism Dario Fra...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference has kicked off in Busan. The conference, which started on October 20, will continue for three weeks until November 7. Some 3,000 representatives, including 140 ministers and vice ministers from 170 nations...

Representatives taking part in the first Korea-South Asia Culture Ministers Meeting pose for a photo after adopting the Gwangju Declaration at the Gwangju Museum of Art, part of the Asia Culture Complex, on October 18. Participants include (from left) Bhutanese Minister of Home a...

Nepalese Ambassador to Korea Kaman Singh Lama Keynote speech by Nepalese Ambassador to Korea Kaman Singh Lama His Excellency Dr. Kim Chong, Vice-Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Their Excellencies the Cultural Ministers' and Representatives of the Government of the SAARC ...

Bhutanese Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs Damcho Dorji Keynote speech by Bhutanese Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs Damcho Dorji Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,It gives me great pleasure to be in the Republic of Korea for the ...